The fate of the Empire rests on this enterprise. Every man must devote himself totally to the task in hand. — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share Image
As a nation, we may take pride in the fact that we are softhearted; but we cannot afford to be soft-headed. — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air. — Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder Copy Share Image
I'll come back as soon as I can with as much as I can. In the meantime, you've got to hold! — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
The attack on Dresden, which was overflowing with refugees, on February 13th 1945 caused around 250,000 dead. — Konrad Adenauer Copy Share Image
The Red Army and Navy and the whole Soviet people must fight for every inch of Soviet soil, fight to the last… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
Each position, each metre of the Soviet territory must be stubbornly defended, to the last drop of blood. We must cling to… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
Kinship among nations is not determined in such measurements as proximity of size and age. Rather we should turn to those inner… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima. . . . The force from which the sun draws its… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
The enemy must be annihilated before he reaches our main battlefield. We must stop him in the water, destroying all his equipment… — Erwin Rommel Copy Share Image
Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
God grant that this is the work of the Communists. You are witnessing the beginning of a great new epoch in German… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
There is one front and one battle where everyone in the United States-every man, woman, and child-is in action, and will be… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“She dreamed of Venice. However, it wasn’t a city alive with stars dripping like liquid gold into canals, or Bougainvillea spilling from… — Pamela Allegretto Copy Share Image
“ I was on one of my world 'walkabouts.' It had taken me once more through Hong Kong, to Japan, Australia, and… — Timothy James Dean Copy Share Image
“Everyone was always hungry. The poorer you were, the hungrier you were, and with the hunger came weakness and irritability. It became… — Elliot Perlman Copy Share Image
“Socially, politically, economically, militarily, culturally, racially, sexually, demographically, even mythologically, World War II was the crucible that forged modern America. It was… — Haynes Johnson Copy Share Image
“Currently reading one of the many examples of the Japanese atrocities inflicted on other Asian- Pacific communities during World War II. Definitely… — Stacey Anne Baterina Salinas Copy Share Image
“Years later, as a professor, Martin would try to find the words to articulate the power of togetherness in a world where… — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
I've had my fill of Hitler. These conferences called by the ringing of a bell are not to my liking. The bell… — Benito Mussolini Copy Share Image